Machine for vending cigars from original boxes.



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MACHIIE FOR (ENDING CIGARS FROM ORIGINAL BOXES.

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JIA'GIIINE FOR VENDING CIGARS FBUII ORIGINAL BOXES.

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MACHINE FDR VENDING CIGABSFBOM ORIGINAL BOXES.

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ORLAND'SMITH, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

MACHINE FOR VENDING CIGARS FROM ORIGINAL BOXES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,693, dated D ber24, 1901.

Application filed February 23,1961. Serial No. 48,475. (No model.)

To all whorrz; it may concern:

zen of the United States, residing at Bridge cut, have invented a newand useful Machine port, county of Fairfield, State of Connecti forVending Cigars from Original Boxes, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a coin-controlledvending-machine that will retail cigars, cigarettes, and similararticles from a box, my novel mechanism being especially adapted toretail cigars, for the reason that the internal-revenue law requiresthat cigars be retailed from the original box.

With these endsin view my invention consists', broadly, in a certainconstruction and combination of parts whereby cigars may be retailedfrom their original box, and, furthermore, in certain coin-controlledmechanism whereby the vending mechanism is actuated, and, furthermore,in certain devices by which coins or checks of overweight or ofunderweight or of undersize or checks made of iron or steel are rejectedby the machine and caused to pass out without actuating the vendingmechanism, and, furthermore, in certain devices whereby would-betrespassers are prevented from actuating the vending mechanism except bymeans of the proper coin and from tampering with or injuring the vendingmechanism, and, furthermore, in certain devices whereby if a genuinecoin is followed instantly by a smaller coin-and the operating-levermoved twice the vending mechanism will be prevented from acting a secondtime, and, furthermore, in a device by which the coin-slot isautomatically closed when the cigars are exhausted.

In order to accomplish the desired results, I have devised the novelmechanism for vending from the original box which I will nowdescribo,referring to the accom panying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, and using reference characters to designate the severalparts.

Figure 1 is a perspective of my novel vending-machine, illustratingthecoin-slot, the operating-leveig'the receiving-tray, and also areceptacle for rejected coins; Fig. 2, a view with the outer side asseen in Fig. 1 re moved, the front and back of the case or box being insection and the outer side of the bottom in section; Fig. 3, a detailsectional view on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4, 2. iongitudinalvertical section on the line 4 4 in on the line 5 5 in Fig. 2, thebox-receptacle being omitted for the sake of clearness; Fig.

6, a detail view showing certain of the coinconductors in section, theoperating-slide and operating-lever being at intermediate positions, theoperating-slide having been moved downward by means of theoperating-lever and. an interposed coin, which is about to pass into thefinal conductor and release the slide; Fig. 7, a detail sectional viewon the line 7 7 in Fig. 2, the delivery-cylinder, the operatingslide,and the gravity-pawl by which the cylinder is operated being inelevation; and Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail View of a spring-operatedcoin-retaining slide.

A denotes the box or case, which may be of wood or metal and of anypreferred shape or design and may be constructed to open in anypreferred or convenient manner. For

example, the top may be hinged and secured v A uppercoin-conductorremoved, leaving the Be it known that I, OaLAND SMITH, aciii-' tical longitudinal wall ordiaphragm B,which, however, is a meresupport for parts of the mechanism that may just as well be supported bystandards, cross-pieces, or brackets, if pre-' ferred, or the wall ordiaphragm may be cast with the necessary slots and parts of theconductors already in it, as will be more fully explained. The drawingsindicate a case or box made of wood and having within it a wall 13, alsomade of wood, to which various parts of the mechanism are secured. Iwish it dislikely be changed in the future in matters of detail.

denotes the receiving-slot, which passes through the case from the frontand leads into a downwardly-inclined coin-conductor C. This coin-slot ismade of just the required size to receive the genuine coin by which themachine is adapted to be operated, but will not receive disks, checks,slugs, 850., of oversize. In the present instance I have shown conductor0 as open at the top and as comprising an outer wall 21 and a bottom 22,which are formed integral and are attached to wall B, the wall itselfforming the back or inner wall of the conductor. (See Fig. 5.) Belowconductor 0 is a coin-conductor I), which is downwardly inclined andextends the entire length of the case, said conductor being open at thetop and terminating in a slot 23 in the rear wall of the case, beneathwhich and on the outer side of the rear wall is a receptacle E forrejected coins.

Fdenotes the operating-lever,whichisshown as pivoted to wall B near therear end thereof and as projecting forward and extending through a slot24 in the front of the case, the outer end of the lever being providedwith a handle 25 for convenience in operation. The operating-lever isnormally held at the raised position, as shown in full lines in Figs. 1,2, and 4, by means of a spring 26, which is shown 'as extending througha slot 27 in the wall, one

end of said spring being attached to the lever and the other to the wallon the opposite side thereof. It should be understood, however, thatthis is a mere matter of detail and of no importance whatever so far asthe principle of my invention is concerned.

G denotes a slide, which may be term ed the operating-slide, and Hanother slide,whose functions I shall presently explain. Slide G isshown as adapted to slide in a way 28, attached to wall 15, and asnormally retained at the raised position by means of a spring 29. (SeeFig. 4..)

J (see Fig. 4) denotes a suitable box-receptacle, which just receives abox of cigars.

The special construction of this receptacle is of course of noimportance. It is simply required that the receptacle receive the boxfreely and hold it securely in place. I have shown the receptacle asprovided with walls and abutments 30, between which the cigarbox(indicated by P) is received. In use the cover is removed from the boxand the box, with the cigars in place therein, is placed open sidedownward in the receptacle. Under the receptacle and completely closingthe under side thereof I place an agitating-cylinder K and a grooveddelivery-cylinder L. The two cylinders in use rotate in the samedirection. The agitating-cylinder is shown as corrugated or groovedlongitudinally and circumferentially,and its function is to move thecigars slightly as it rotates and prevent the possibility of the cigarspacking or wedging in the grooves 31 of the delivery-cylinder. Theagitating-cylinder is provided at its inner end with a series of pins35, (see Fig. 5,) arranged in circular form, which are engaged by agravity-pawl 32, carried by a pin 33, extending from theoperating-lever. This pin (see Fig. 2) is shown as extending through aclearance-slot 34 in wall B, the pawl of course swinging freely thereon,so as to engage the contiguous pin 35 upon the end of theagitating-cylinder and impart a forward movement to said cylinder ateach downward movement of the operating-lever. The delivery-cylinder isprovided at its inner end with pins 36, arrangedin circular form, whichare engaged by a gravity-pawl 37, carried by a pin 38, extending fromthe operating-slide, (see Fig. 7,) the gravity-pawl of course swingingfreely on the pin, so as to engage the contiguous pin 36 upon the end ofthe deliverycylinder and impart a forward movement to said cylinder ateach downward movement of the operating-slide.

Turning now to Fig. 2, I will explain the manner in which thedelivery-cylinder is actuated by means of acoin in connection with theoperating-lever and operating-slide and will also explain the manner inwhich overweight checks,under weight coins and checks, undersized coins,and steel and iron checks are rejected by the machine and caused to passout without actuating the delivery-cylinder. For convenience indescription it will be assumed that the machine is constructed to vendfive cent cigars through the instrumentality of nickel five-cent pieces,it being understood,of course, that the principle of the machine isequally applicable to the vending of other articles than cigars andthrough the instrumentality of any other coin as wellasa nickelfive-cent piece. Assuming, of course, that there is a box or a portionof a box of cigars in the machine, to get one the operator passes afive-cent piece through slot 20intocoin-conductor0. Thefirstsafeguard isagainst lead or other overweight disks, slugs, or checks. The desiredresult is effected by means of a tilting lever 39, which is pivoted inan opening 40 in the bottom of coinconductor 0. The short arm of thelever is toward the upper end of the conductor, and the long arm, ornecessarily the heavier arm, is toward the lower end of the conductor,the heavier arm of the lever resting upon a suitable stop 41, whereby itis retained in its normal position. The arms of this lever are soproportioned relatively to each otherthat is to say,tl1e lever is sodelicately balanced-that it will not be affected to the slightest extentby the passage over it of an ordinary nickel five-cent piece or anylight-weight coin, disk, or check, but will be tilted instantly by alead disk or check of approximately the size of a five-cent piece or byany overweight disk or check that can be passed through the coin-slot.When lever 39 is tilted, it of course prevents the check or disk frompassing any farther down conductor C and causes it to drop out throughopening 40 into conductor D, which is below it, as will be readilyunderstood from Fig. 5 in connection with Fig. 2. Any coin received inconductor D simply rolls straight along and out through slot 23 intoreceptacle E on the outside of the case.

Suppose, now, that the operator has tried to operate the machine bymeans of a steel or iron disk or check near enough to the size of afive-cent piece to pass through the coin-slot and near enough to theweight of a five-cent piece to pass over lever 39 without being rejectedthereby. As a safeguard against this special mode of defrauding themachineI provide a magnet 42, which is suitably secured in one side ofconductor 0, leaving one side of the magnet fully exposed, so that everycoin or check must come in contact with it in passing down theconductor. In the present instance I have shown the magnet as secured inwall B. It is so well understood as to go without saying that inmachines of this character the operator having placed a nickel in theslot is required to actuate a suitable operating device-in the presentinstance the lever. If, however, instead of putting in a nickel, whichwould not be attracted by the magnet, he has put in a steel or iron diskor check, said disk or check will be stopped and held by the magnet, sothat it can pass no farther down conductor 0. A steel or iron disk orcheck will be immediately removed from its contact with the magnet anddisposed of without operating the delivery mechanism by means of slide Hwhen the operating-lever is 'moved. This slide is shown as a meregravity-slide normally held up by the operatinglever and adapted to dropby its own weight as soon as released. I have shown said slide as heldin place by guides 43, which are secured to wall 13, and as providedwith a pin 44, which is engaged by the operating-lever to lift the slidewhenever the lever is raised,-

and with a pin 45, which would be engaged by the lever in its downwardmovement, and thereby force the slide downward should the I slide stickin its bearings sufficiently to prevent it from dropping freely or beretained in the raised position by means of the magnet and a disk orcheck. Slide H is recessed in conductor 0 on the side opposite to themagnet and is provided with a cross-bar 46, which fills an opening 47 inthe bottom of the conductor, said cross-bar forming, in fact, theportion of the bottom of the conductor upon which a steel or iron diskor check would rest when stopped and retained by the magnet. High enoughabove cross-bar 46 to give free passage to a five-cent piece is anothercrossbar 48. When the slide drops down, the cross-bars of course dropwith it, and the u pper cross-bar removes any disk or check that hasbeen retained by the magnet out of contact therewith, so that it willroll off from the lower cross-bar, which is inclined down-.

ward to correspond with the bottom of conductor O, and dropinto-conductor D, which,

as clearly shown in Fig. 5, is so shaped as to catch all disks or checksthat are rejected by lever39 and caused to drop out from conductor O andalso all steel or iron checks or disks that are stopped by the magnetand removed therefrom by slide H. As already stated, any coin, disk,check, or slug that gets into conductor D simply passes directly throughand out of the machine through slot 23 in the case.

The next safeguard accepts genuine fivecent pieces, but rejects allcoins, disks, or checks of undersize or of correct size, but ofunderweight. This third safeguard consists of a lever 49,'which ispractically a duplicate of lever 39. This lever is pivoted in an opening50 in the bottom of conductor 0, its light end being toward the upperend of the conductor and its heavy end toward the lower end of theconductor, said heavy end resting on a stop 51, by which the lever isretained in its normal position. This lever is so balanced that while itwill not be affected to the slightest extent by the passage over it ofany light-weight coin, disk, or check although it may be full size oreven by a smaller genuine coin, the same beingof less weight than anickel five-cent piece,it will be tilted instantly by a genuine nickelfive-cent piece andwill prevent the passage of said genuine nickelfive-cent piece any farther down conductor 0. Light-weight andundersized disks,checks, and. coins will pass lever 49 and will continuedown conductor 0, which leads into conductor D, as clearly shown in Fig.2, an undersized coin being indicated at 52 as having passed levers 39and 49 and being about to drop down into conductor D, from whence itwill pass through slot 23 into outside receptacle E. It will beunderstood, therefore, that disks, checks, slugs, &c., of oversizecannot pass the receiving-slot. Overweight slugs, &c. that pass thereceiving-slot are rejected by lever 39, which passes genuine coins andlight-weight checks, &c. vIron and steel checks, &c., are stopped by themagnet and removed by slide H, and genuine coins are stopped by lever 49and turned into a conductor leading to the operative parts of themachine, said lever 49 permitting all lightweight and undersized coins,checks, &c., to pass on through the machine and into an outsidereceptacle without in any way affecting the operative parts of themachine and leaving it impossible to operate the vending mechanism,whichwill presently be fully described. Opening 50 in the bottom of conductorCleads into a coin-conductor M, down. which a fivecent piece drops theinstant lever 49 is tilted by said five-cent piece, the coin engaging apin 53, which extends from operating-slide G. This pin and also a pin54, which carries a gravity pawl 55, are shown as extending through aslot 56 in Wall E and into the conductor. (See Fig. 7 in connection withFig.

2.) As I have illustrated it in the drawings the inner wall ofcoin-conductor M is wall B,

and the outer wall of said coin-conductor consists of one or more pieces57 of either metal or wood, which are attached to wall B. The outer wallof conductor M is shown as provided with a slot 58, which registers withslot 56 in wall 13. Pin 53, which is engaged by the coin, extendsthrough slot 56 and into conductor M, but pin 54 extends through slot 58in the outer wall of conductor M also, gravitypawl 55 being pivoted toswing freely at the outer end of said pin 54 and lying on the outer sideof the coin-conductor. The function of gravity-pawl 55 will presently befully explained.

Suppose now that a genuine five-cent piece has been put into the machineand has passed lever 39 and the magnet and has been thrown intoconductor M by the tilting of lever 49.

The coin will pass down said conductor M until it engages and rests uponpin 53, in which position the coin, which I have indicated by 65, isclearly shown in Fig. 2. The coin will now be directly under a pin 59,which extends from operating-lever F, said pin being shown in full linesin Fig. 7 and in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The coin is now in position toeffect the vending operation, which is accomplished by a downwardmovement of the operatinglever. The coin is engaged by pin 59 on theoperating-lever and pressed against pin 53 on the operating-slide,whereby the operatingslide is moved downward, gravity-pawl 37 carried bythe slide engaging one of the pins 36 on the delivery-cylinder andcausing the latter to move forward and deliver a cigar, as willpresently be more fully explained. It will be noted that pin 59 upon theoperating-lever swings in an arc of a circle, slot 58 in the outer wallof conductor M being enlarged to give clearance to the pin. (See Fig.2.) It will be obvious from this figure that as pin 59 presses the coindownward it will gradually pass over on the left side of the coin, asthe latter is seen in Fig. 2, and will consequently tend to press saidcoin slightly toward the right. This lateral movement of pin 59 preventsthe possibility of the coin becoming wedged in conductor M and insuresthat the coin will pass out from conductor M and into a finalcoinconductor N, which leads from conductor M. The upper end ofconductor N is so located relatively to conductor M that at the instantthe operating-lever has reached the extreme of its downward movement thecoin will roll off from pin 53 on the operating-slide and into conductorN, pin 59 upon the operatinglever acting in practice to push the coinoff from pin 53 and into conductor N. This 'conductor extends downwardand through wall B, so that coins passing down this conductor will dropinto the unoccupied space (indicated by 66) under the delivery-cylinder,where a removable receptacle may be provided for them, if preferred.

69 (see Figs. 6 and 8) denotes a check-bolt extending into conductor Mslightly above conductor N, the action of which is to render itimpossible for a coin that has been carried down in conductor M pastsaid check-bolt to be carried up again by pin 53 on the operating-slideunder any circumstances. This check-bolt is beveled upon the upper side,as at 70, and straight upon the under side. The shank 71 of thecheck-bolt moves in guides 72, and said bolt is retained in operativeposition by a spring 73, which bears against a shoulder 74 on the shankand against one of the guides. Conductor M is made just large enough topermit an operative coin to pass freely, and when the coin is pressedinto engagement with the bevel of the check-bolt the latter is forcedback against the power of the spring and allows the coin to pass, thespring, however, forcing the check bolt forward again above the coin theinstant the latter has passed and before it has passed into conductor N.The coin being thus locked by the straight under side of the check-boltagainst backward movement, it follows that the operati'ngslide cannotreturn until the coin has passed into conductor N, thus rendering itabsolutely impossible to actuate the delivery mechanism twice with asingle coin, no matter how vigorously the operating-lever may bemanipulated.

I will now describe a fourth safeguard against still another method ofbeating the machine. This method consists in putting in a genuine coinof the proper value to pass the first, second, and third safeguardst'.0., levers 39 and 49 and the magnetand into conductor M and following itinstantly by a penny, the idea being to get the two coins into such aposition that the machine may be operated twice by successive movementsof the operating-lever. If the operator could get the smaller coin tofollow the operative coin into conductor M before lever 49 tilted backto place after throwing the operative coin into said conductor, he mightbe able to get two cigars for six cents. It will be obvious that theinstant the operative coin .passes out from conductor M into conductor Nthe operating-slide will be released, it having.

previously been forced down by the engagement of the coin with pin 53,and spring 29 will return the operating-slide to its normal position,thus preventing the smaller coin from following the operative coin intoconductor N. lhe smaller coin will therefore be lifted up in conductor Mby pin 53. In order to remove this smaller coin from conductor M duringthe upward movement of the operating-lever so that it cannot be made toactuate the delivery-cylinder by another downward movement of theoperating-lever, I provide a conductor 0, which may be termed a by-passconductor. Conductor 0 leads from the portion of conductor M at whichthe operative coin stops through ongagement with pin 53 before themovement of the operating-lever commences and around the operativeportion of conductor M into conductor N. If, therefore, a small coin iscarried up by pin 53 when the latter moves upward in conductor M, saidsmall coin will roll off from pin 53 into conductor and will pass intoconductor N and thence into the receptacle at the bottom of the casewith other coins. In order to guard against the possibility of anoperative coin passing into conductor O, and thus failing to operate themachine, I provide a guard-pin 63 in conductor M insnch a positionas torender it impossible for an operative coin to get into conductor O atall, while, on the other hand, the position of said pin relatively topin 53 whenthe latter is moving toward the raised posi-' .tion is suchthat should a small coin be brought up in conductor M by said pin thetwo pins will switch said coin otf into conductor O and past theoperative portion of conductor M, so that if the operating-lever ismoved downward again no result will follow, as there will be no coin inposition to actuate theoperating-slide.

The operation of delivering a cigar willv be readily understood fromFig. 4 in. connection with the description already given. Each time theoperating-lever is moved downward gravity-pawl 32, carried thereby, willengage one of the'pins 35 upon the agitating-cylinder and will impart aforward movement to said cylinder. This, however, is all that can happenunless an operative coin has passed into conductor M in the manneralready described, the agitation of the cigars in the box being ofadvantage rather than otherwise, as it tends to prevent the cigarsbecoming packed in the box and-is not under any circumstances sufficientto do the cigars the slightest injury.

Suppose now that an operative coin has passed into conductor M and hasreached the position shown in Fig. 2 that is, a position in which saidcoin is resting upon pin 53and is adapted to he engaged by pin 59 on theoperating-lever as soon as the latter is moved downward. This downwardmovement of the operating-lever, through the instrumentality.

of the coin, forces down operating-slide D and by means of gravity-pawl37, carried thereby and which engages one of the pins 36, imparts aforward movement to the delivery-cylinder. The normal position of theseparts is clearly shown in Fig. 4, in which I rendered practicallyimpossible.

have indicated cigars by 67. vIt will be noted thatthe grooves 31in thedelivery-cylinder will each receive one cigar freely, but will notreceive two cigars. As the parts are so timed in practice thatthemovement of agitatingcylinder K commences slightly beforethe'delivery-cylinder begin's'to move and as said cylinders rotate inthe same direction, it follows that any packing or wedging of cigarsisAs the delivery-cylinder moves forward the single cigar in thecontiguous groove 31 will be carried past the agitating-cylinder; butthe lat ter will hold all the other cigars back. As thegroove 31 passesbelow the agitating-cyh .inder the cigar contained therein will roll outupon a receiving-tray Q, which extend outward through adelivery-opening, 68 in the case, the forward end of said tray beingpreferably curved upward, as shown, so as to keep the cigar from rollingolf. 68 is made amply. large to enable the operator to remove the cigarfreely. In order, however, to prevent any tampering with the mechanism,I provide a guard-plate 76, pivoted within the case, as clearly shown inFig. at, and adapted to swing inward against the agitating-cylinder andprevent interference therewith should any one attempt to manipulate thedelivery mechanism through delivery-opening 68. is fully protected bymeans of a guard-plate 75, carried by operating-slide G. As alreadyexplained, the operating-slide can only be actuated through thecooperation of an operative coin with the operating-lever, so that evenshould the delivery-cylinder be operated in some unauthorized manner thecigar in the 'groove 31 that passes'the agitating-cylinder would stillbe retained in said groove by guard-plate 75, and should thedelivery-cyl-- inder be turned still farther forward the cigar insteadof rolling out upon the receivingtray would drop into the space 66 underthe delivery-cylinder, so that even should the person attempting tomanipulate the machine succeed in getting cigars out of the box he wouldstill fail to get them out of the machine, as they could not roll out onthe receiving-tnay unless the operating-slide had been actuated andguard-plate moved downward out of the way, and that inturn could onlyhappen through the cooperation of an operative coin with theoperating-lever. The two guard-plates 76 and 75 provide in practiceefficient protection against manipulation of the delivery mechanismthrough the delivery opening. both the agitating-cylinder and thedeliverycylinder, especially the latter, will remain in just theposition to which they are carried by the gravity-pawls at each downwardmovement of the operating-lever and the operat= ing-slide, I providesprings 77 and 78, shown .as secured, respectively, to the side and tothe bottom of the case. These springs bearv with sufficient pressureagainst the pcripheriesof the cylinders to hold them just where they areleft by the gravity-pawls.- Backward movement of delivery-cylind er Lunder any circumstances is prevented by a spring 79, secured to wall B,which is engaged by the pins 36 011 the cylinder. These pins as theymove upward press the spring inward. The instant a pin has passed thespring, however, it flies back below the pin, as clearly shown in Fig.5, and prevents backward movement of the cylinder. A pin 80, extendinginward from wall B, acts as a stop to prevent the possibility ofgravity-pawl 37 swinging around on the pin 38, by which it is carried,when the operating-slide moves upward and retains it in position tooperate the delivery-cylinder The delivery-cylinder itself In order toinsure that Delivery-opening ment of wheel 8 8.

again at the next downward movement of the slide.

In order to prevent the possibility of a would-be purchaser placing acoin in the receiving-slot after the cigars are exhausted, I provide acover-slide 81, which when the last cigar is taken from the machinemoves upward and covers the receiving-slot, so that no more coins can bepassed into the machine. This slide is shown as adapted to move inguides 82. A spring 83 acts to draw the slide upward, so that it willcover the receivingslot, a stop S-Llimiting the upward movement. Theslide is held downward against the power of the spring, leavingvthereceiving-slot open, by the engagement of a suitable hook 85 on theslide with an abutment 86 on wall B, said hook being provided with abevel 87, by means of which it is disengaged from the abutment, as Ishall presentlydescribe. v

88 denotes a wheel mounted to turn on a stud 89, extending from thecase. This wheel is provided with a series of pins 90, corre-' spondingin number with the cigars in a box. For example, if the box-receptacleJis adapted to receive boxes containing fifty cigars wheel 88 will beprovided with fifty pins arranged in circular form equidistant from eachother, and if the box-receptacle is adapted to receive boxes containingone hundred cigars then wheel 88 will be provided with one hundred pinssimilarly arranged. In the present instance I have shown thebox-receptacle as adapted to receive boxes containing fifty cigars andwheel 88 as provided with fifty pins. These pins are adapted to beengaged by gravity-pawl 55, carried by pin 54, extending fromoperating-slide G, the parts being so arranged that when theoperating-slide is near the end of the downward movement saidgravity-pawl will engage one of the pins, so that the last portion ofeach downward movement of the operating-slide willcause a forward move-These pins in practice all clear hook 85 on slide 81 with the exceptionof one pin, which for convenience I have designated by 90. (See Fig. 3.)This pin is made long enough to engage the bevel on hook 85 at thecompletion of each revolution of the wheel and to trip said hook-i. e.,disengage it from the abutment--so that spring 83 will draw the slideupward and cause it to cover the receiving-slot, it being understood, ofcourse, that when a box of cigars is placed in the machine the slide isdrawn down against the power of the spring, the hook is placed inengagement with the abutment to retain it down, and pin 90 on wheel 88is placed just pastthe hook when the latter is in the engaged position.91 denotes a friction-spring bearing against wheel 88 and acting to holdsaid wheel in any position in which it may be placed, either by theengagement of gravity-pawl 55 with one Y of the pins or by the operatorwhen the machine is started.

I have shown the agitating-cylinder, the delivery-cylinder, and wheel 88as actuated through the engagement of gravity-pawls with pins, thisbeing an ordinary means of producing intermittent reciprocatorymovement. I wish it distinctly understood, however, that my invention isin no sense limited to the special means I have illustrated forproducing intermittent rotary movement of the parts just above referredto, but that it is equally within the scope of my invention to producesaid forward movementsin any other well-known manner, and, furthermore,that my invention is not limited by the use of friction-springs toretain the agitating and delivery cylinders and wheel 88 in any positionin which they may be placed, it being obvious that any ordinary lockratchet movement may be substituted for the gravitypawl, pins, andfriction-springs as a means of producing the intermittent rotarymovement of either the agitating-cylinder, the deliverycylinder,or wheel88,0r of all of them. Equivalent forms of operating mechanism for thecylinders and wheel 88 not being of the essence of my invention andbeing within the province of any mechanic of ordinary skill are notthought to require illustration in the drawings.

The operation of the machine has already been so fully described indescribing the functions and organization of the parts that other thanbrief description of the general operation in use is not thought to berequired. In starting the machine the owner, who may at this moment betermed the operator, removes the cover from a box of cigars, inverts it,and places it in box-receptacle J. Nothing else is required further thanto see that the long pin 90 on wheel 88 is placed just above the hookupon the cover-slide when the latter is locked in the retractedposition. The'box or case may then be closed and should be securelylocked, although the special mode of closing and locking the. case isnot of the essence of my invention. A person desiring to purchaseacigarplaces an operative coin, in the present instance a nickel five-centpiece, in the receiving-slot and then pushes down the operating-lever. Agravity-pawl upon the operating-lever actuates the agitating-cylinder asthe lever is moved downward, and the operating-slide is moved downwardthrough the cooperation of the coin that has just been placed in thereceiving-slot with a pin upon the operating-lever and another pin uponthe operating-slide. A gravity-pawl upon the operating-slide causes aforward movement of the delivery-cylinder as the slide is moveddownward, and another gravity-pawl on said slide causesaforward movementof the wheel, by which the cover-slide is released. The operating-slidecarries a guard which normally lies in front of the delivery-cylinder,wholly covering the exposed side of it, so that unless the operatin-slide is moved down, which can only occur with the cooperation of anoperative coin wholly out of the control of the operator, no access canbe hadto the delivery-cylinder through the delivery-opening. I

Furthermore, should the delivery-cylinder be operated by any meanswhatever other than the downward movement'ot' the operatingslide thecigar, which wouldbe removed from the box by the delivery-cylinder,would not be delivered into the receivingtray,but would be caused by theguard-plate on the operating-slide to drop into the open space under thedelivery-cylinder and wholly out of reach of the operator. Operativecoins after having operated the deliverym echanisin pass into areceptacle within the machine wholly out of reach of the operator.Provision is made for rejecting light-weight coins, disks, &c., andoverweight coins, disks, or slugs and also iron or steel disks and forcausing them to pass out of the'machinewithout affecting the deliverymechanism to the slightest extent. Mechanism is also provided forpreventing the delivery mechanism from being actuated twice insuccession by means of an operative coin immediately followed by apenny.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination with areceptacle to receive an open inverted'box of, cigars, of an taining anopen inverted box of cigars oversaid cylinders in such position that thecylinders close the under side of the receptacle,

- and coin-controlled mechanism for actuating the delivery-cylinder.

3. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with an agitatin g-cylinder, a grooved delivery-cylinder andmeans for retaining an open inverted box of cigars over thecylinders,.of an operating-lever, mechanism intermediate theoperatinglever and the agitating-cylinder whereby said held at theraised position, mechanism inter mediate said slide and thedelivery-cylinder whereby the latter is actuated by downward movement ofthe slide, and coin-controlled mechanism intermediate said lever andslide whereby the latter is actuated againstthe power of the springbymovement of the lever, said spring acting to return the slide to itsnormal position as soon as the actuation of the delivery-cylinder hasbeen effected. I 5. In a machine for vending cigars from the originalbox, the combination with an agitating-cylinder and a grooveddelivery-cylinder, each cylinder being provided with pins at one end,and means for retaining an open inverted box of cigars over thecylinders, of an opcrating-lever carrying a gravity-pawl which engages apin on the agitating-cylinder at each downward movement and alsocarrying apin 59,an operating-slide carrying a gravity-pawl adapted toengage one of the pins on thedelivery-cylinder at each downward movementand also carrying a pin 53 and means for placing a coin between pins 53and 59 so that downward movement of the operating-lever with a coin inoperative position will move down the operating-slide and actuate thedelivery-cylinder.

6. In a machinefor vending cigars from the original box, the combinationwith'anagitating-cylinder, a grooved delivery-cylinder, and means forretaining an open inverted box of cigars over the cylinders, of anoperating-lever having a pin 59 and connections whereby theagitating-cylinder is actuated, a springcontrolled operating-slidehaving a pin 53 and connections whereby the delivery-cylinder isactuated, a conductor for placing a coin be* tween said pins so thatdownward movement of the lever witha coinin operative position willactuate both cylinders,and means for retaining said cylinders inposition after each movement.

7. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombinationwith an agitating-cylinder, a grooved delivery-cylinder, andmeans for retaining an open inverted box of cigars over the cylinders,of an operating-lever having a pin 59 and connections whereby theagitating-cylinder is actuated, an operating-slide having a pin 53 and aguard-plate for the delivery-cylinder, and means for plac inga coinbetween said pins so that downward movement of the lever with a coin inoperative position will actuate the cylinders and will also remove theguard-plate frdm before the delivery-cylinder so that a cigar deliveredthereby may be removed by the operator.

8. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with a case having a receiving-slot, an agitating-cylinder,a grooved delivery-cylinder and means for retaining an inverted open boxof cigars over the cylinders, of an operating-lever and connectionswhereby the agitating-cylinder is operated, an operating-slide andconnections whereby the delivery-cylinder is actuated, saidoperating-slide carrying a gravity-pawl 55, coin-controlled connectionsbetween the operating-lever and the operating-slide, aspring-actuatedclosing-slide adapted to cover the receiving-slot, meansfor locking said slide in the retracted position, and a wheel 88carrying pins one of which is engaged by the gravity-pawl at eachdownward movement of the operating slide, one of said pins acting totrip the closing-slide when a rotation of the wheel is completed.

9. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with a case having a receiving-slot, an agitating-cylinder,a grooved delivery-cylinder and means for retaining an open inverted boxof cigars over the cylinders, of an operating-lever and connections bywhich the agitating-cylinder is operated, an operating-slide carrying agravity-pawl 55, coin-controlled mechanism intermediate theopera-ting-lever and the operating-slide, connecting mechanismintermediate the operating-slide and the delivery-cylinder, aspring-controlled cover-slide for the receiving-slot, means for lockingsaid slide at the retracted position and mechanism intermediate thegravity-pawl and the cover-- slide, whereby the latter is released at apredetermined time.

10. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with an agitating-cylinder, a grooved delivery-cylinder andmeans for retaining an open inverted box of cigars over the cylinders,of an operatinglever, mechanism intermediate the operatinglever and theagitating-cylinder for actuating the latter, an operating-slide,coin-controlled mechanism intermediate the operating-lever and theoperating-slide,operatingconnections intermediate the operating-slideand the delivery-cylinder and means for retaining the delivery -cylinderagainst backward move ment.

11. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with an agitating-cylinder and a grooved delivery-cylinder,each cylinder being provided with pins at one end and means forretaining an open inverted box of cigars over the cylinders, of anoperati ng-lever carrying a gravity-pawl which engages a pin on theagitating-cylinder at each downward movement, an operating-slidecarrying a gravity-pawl adapted to engage one of the pins on thedelivery-cylinder at each downward movement, coin-controlled mechanismintermediate the operating-lever and the operating-slide and a spring 79adapted to be engaged by the pins on the delivery-cylinder whereby saidcylinder is locked against backward movement.

12. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with an agitating-cylinder, a grooved delivery-cylinder andmeans for retaining an open inverted box of cigars over the cylinders,of an operating-lever and intermediate mechanism for actuatingtheagitating-cylinder,an operatingslide, coin-controlled mechanismintermediate said lever and said slide, operating mechanism intermediatethe slide and the deliverycylinder and springs 77 and '78 whereby saidcylinders are retained in the position at which they stop after eachforward movement.

13. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with an agitating-cylinder, a grooved delivery-cylinder andmeans for retaining an open inverted box of cigars over the cylinders,of an operating-lever and mechanism for actuating theagitating-cylinder, an operating-slide, coincontrolled mechanismintermediate the operating-lever and the slide, operating mechanismintermediate the slide and the deliverycylinder and a guard-plate '75carried by the operating-slide which covers the grooves in thedelivery-cylinder after they pass the agitating-cylinder unless theforward movement of the agitating-cylinder is produced through thecooperation of an operative coin.

14. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with a case having a delivery-opening, a receiving-tray insaid opening for convenience in removing cigars, an agitating-cylinder,a grooved delivery-cylinder and means for retaining an open inverted boxof cigars over the cylinders, of an operating-lever and connectionsintermediate said lever and the agitating-cylinder whereby the latter isactuated, an operatingslide, coin-controlled mechanism intermediate theoperating-leverand the operating-slide and operating mechanismintermediate the slide and the deliverycylinder, whereby at eachdownward movement of the operatinglever in cooperation with an operativecoin a single cigar in the nearest groove will pass theagitating-cylinder and drop into the recciving-tray.

15. In a machine for vending cigars fromthe original box, thecombination with a receiving-tray, an agitating-cylinder, a grooveddelivery-cylinder and means for retaining an open inverted box of cigarsover the cylinders, of an operating-lever, connections intermediate saidlever and the agitating-cylinder, and intermediatecoin-controlledmechanism whereby at each actuation of the operatinglever in cooperationwith an operative coin a single cigar will be carried in one of thegrooves of the delivery-cylinder past the agitating-cylinder and willroll out on the receiving-tray.

16. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with a receptacle for holding an open inverted box ofcigars, of an agitating-cylinder and a grooved delivery-cylinder whichclose the under side of said receptacle, means for actuating theagitating-cylinder and coin-controlled mechanism for actuating thedelivery-cylinder whereby cigars may be removed singly from thereceptacle.

17. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box,the'combination with a delivery-cylinder, and operating-slide having apin 53, mechanism intermediate the operating-slide and the cylinderwhereby the latter is actuated when the slide is moved downward,and anoperating-lever having a pin 59, of a coin-conductor M having slotsthrough I which pins 53 and 59 extend from opposite directions, saidparts being so constructed and arranged that an operative coin inconductor M will lie between said pins and when the operating-lever isactuated will coact with said pins in imparting movement to theoperatingslide'and actuating the delivery-cylinder.

18. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with delivery mechanism, an agitating-cylinder, anopcrating-slide havinga pin 53, operating mechanism intermediate saidslide andthe delivery mechanism, an operating-lever having a pin 59, andconnections intermediate said lever and the agitating-cylinder, of acoin-conductor M having slots in its opposite sides through which pins53 and 59 extend and a coin-conductor N into which operative coins passat the end of the downward movement of the operating-lever.

19. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with delivery mechanism, an operating-slide having a pin 53,operating mechanism intermediate said slide and the delivery mechanism,and an operating-lever moving in an arc and having a pin 59, ofacoin-conductorMhavingin one side a slot to receive pin 53 and in theother side a slot to receive pin 59 which moves in an arc, and acoin-conductor N leading from the lower end of conductor M, the partsbeing so constructed and arranged that an operative coin in conductor Mwill lie between said pins and when the operating-lever is moved will beengaged by pin 59 and will itself'engage pin 53 and move theoperatingslide downward, pin 59 having lateral movement relative to thecoin so that at the end of the downward movement pin 59 will push thecoin off from pin 53 and into conductor N.

20. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with delivery mechanism, an operating-slide having a pin 53,operating mechanism intermediate said slide and the delivery mechanismand an operating-lever having'a pin 59, of a coinconductorM having slotsin its opposite sides through which pins 53 and 59 extend, a conductor Ninto which the coin passes from conductor M, a spring forreturning theslide to its normal position as soon as released by the passage of thecoin into conductor N, and a check-bolt in conductor M which when passedby the coinrenders it impossible for the coin to be carried upward againin said conductor.

21. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with delivery mechanism, an operating-slide and operatingmechanism intermediate said slide and the delivery mechanism, ofcoin-controlled an operating-lever having a pin 59, of a coinconductor Mhaving slots in its opposite sides through which pins 53 and 59 extendand a spring-controlled check-bolt 69 in conductor- M which is providedwith a bevel upon its upper side, said check-bolt being readily pressedback by the coin as the latter is moved downward and moving forwardagain the instant the coin is passed, so that backward movement of thecoin after the delivery mechanism has been actuated is renderedimpossible.

23. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with delivery mechanism, an operating-slide having a pin 53,operating mechanism intermediate said slide and the delivery mechanism,and an operating-lever having a pin 59, of a coinconductor M havingslots in its opposite sides through which pins 53 and 59 extend, aconductor N into which coins pass from conductor M after the deliverymechanism has been actuated,a spring for returning the operatingslide toits normal position when released and a bypass conductor 0 leading fromconductor M around the operative portion of said conductor M and intoconductor N, said parts being so arranged that a small coin enteringconductor M immediately after an operative coin will be carried up bythe slide and will pass into conductor 0.

24. In amachine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with a case having a receiving-slot, a spring-actuatedcover-slide therefor provided with a beveled hook and an abutment bywhich said hook is engaged, of delivery mechanism, coin-controlledmechanism for actuating the delivery mechanism, a wheel having a seriesof pins corresponding in number with the articles to be delivered, oneof said pins being adapted to engage the beveled hook and trip thecoverslide at the completion of a revolution and mechanism for actuatingthe wheel each time the delivery mechanism is actuated.

25. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with a receptacle for receiving an open inverted box ofcigars, and an agitating-cylinder and a delivery-cylinder which closethe under side of the receptacle, of coin-controlled mechanism foractuating the deliverycylinder, and a guard for the delivery-cylindercarried by said mechanism.

26. A machine for vending cigars from the original box consistingessentially of a recep- ICC tacle adapted to receive an open invertedbox of cigars, an agitating-cylinder and a deliverycylinder upon whichthe cigars rest, mechanism for actuating the agitating-cylinder andcoin-controlled mechanism for actuating the delix'ery-cylinder wherebythe cigars may be removed singly from the receptacle.

27. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with a receptacle for receiving an open inverted box ofcigars, and an agitating-cylinder and a delivery-cylinder upon which thecigars rest, of an operating-lever and intermediate connections foractuating the agitating-cylinder, an operating-slide and intermediateconnections for actuating the delivery-cylinder, and coincontrolledmechanism intermediate the operating-lever and the operating-slidewhereby the latter is actuated.

28. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with a receptacle for receiving an open inverted box ofcigars, and agitating and delivery cylinders .on which the cigars rest,of an operatingslide having a pin 53, operating mechanism intermediatesaid slide and the delivery-cylinder, an operating-lever having a pin59, mechanism intermediate the operating-lever and theagitating-cylinder and a coin-conductor M through which pins 53 and 59extend, whereby the operating-lever through the cooperation of anoperative coin is caused to actuate the operating-slide and thedelivery-cylinder.

29. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with receptacle J, and agitating and delivery cylinderswhiclr close the under side of the receptacle, of an operating-slidehaving a pin 53 and a guard-plate which normally lies in front of thedelivery-cylinder and prevents delivery of cigars, operating mechanismintermediate said slide and the delivery-cylinder, an operating-leverhaving a pin 59 and means for conducting a coin into its operativeposition between said pins, so that downward movement of theoperating-lever will remove the guard-plate from before thedelivery-cylinder and will cause the latter to deliver a cigar.

30. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with an operating-lever, a receptacle J, agitating anddelivery cylinders which close the under side of the receptacle, aspring-controlled operating-slide and connections intermediate saidslide and the delivery-cylinder, of coin-controlled mechanismintermediate the operating-lever and the operating-slide and aguardplate carried by the operating-slide whereby Vending is preventedunless the operatingslide is actuated.

31. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with receptacle J, and agitating and delivery cylinderswhich close the under side of said receptacle, of an operating-slide,mechanism intermediate said slide and the delivery-cylinder, anoperating-lever, operating mechanism intermediate said lever and theagitating-cylinder,

coin-controlled mechanism intermediate the operating-lever and theoperating-slide, and means for retaining said cylinders in the positionsin which they are placed by their respective operating mechanisms.

32. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with delivery mechanism, a spring-actuated operatingslidehaving a pin 53, connections intermediate said slide and the deliverymechanism and an operating-lever having a pin 59, of a coin-conductor Mhaving slots through which said pins extend from opposite directions, aconductor N into which coins pass after the delivery mechanism has beenactuated, a bypass conductor 0 leading from conductor M above theoperative portion thereof and into conductor N, said parts being soarranged that a small coin brought up by the operating-slide will passinto conductor 0, and a guard-pin in said conductor by which the passageof operative coins is prevented.

33. In a machine for vending cigars from the original box, thecombination with delivery mechanism, a spring-actuated operatingslidehavinga pin 53, connections intermedi-- ate said slide and the deliverymechanism and an operating-lever having a pin 59, of a coin-conductor Mhaving slots through which said pins extend from opposite directions, aconductor N into which coins pass after the delivery mechanism has beenactuated, a spring-actuated check-bolt in conductor M which permitscoins to pass down freely but prevents backward movement thereof and aby-pass conductor leading from conductorN which receives a small coincarried up by the operating-slide should a small coin have immediatelyfollowed an operative coin.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORLAND SMITH.

Witnesses:

A. M. WOOSTER, S. W. ATHERTON.

